*ALDEN of New England, Black Calfskin Monk Strap:45-45.5D

Alden is, of course, the premiere purveyor American of cordovan but their calfskin shoes are equally proof positive of their excellence, of their peerless build quality and painstaking selection of leathers. Every piece of leather is a bit different from every other the piece of calfskin. The leather used in this shoe is an especially handsome, close-grained one.